Three cheers for the BUFF’s and the fathers and their sons who have flown them.
“Three cheers for the BUFF’s and the fathers and their sons who have flown them.”
And *grandsons*. THe last BUFF was built in 1962. That means that the newest one is not just old enough to vote, it is old enough to run for President, and will be eligible for early retirement from its original manufacturer (Boeing allows early retirement at 55) in just 7 years.
The only analogy I can find in military history would be ships-of-the-line. HMS Victory was 48 years old at the Battle of Trafalgar, and one of Admiral Byng’s ships-of-the-line at the Battle of Mallorca was 90 years old.
Three cheers for the BUFF’s and the fathers and their sons who have flown them.
A big cheer and thank you from this Vietnam “grunt”.
To make a story short: They saved our butts.